Good Show Sir » wtf http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk Only the worst Sci-fi/Fantasy book covers Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Paradise Is Not Enough http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2012/02/paradise-is-not-enough/ http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2012/02/paradise-is-not-enough/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:40 +0000 admin http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/?p=4828 It's like, how much more purple could this be? and the answer is none. None more purple.Click for full image

Joachim Comments: Man with heavy mascara, in a purple cloud, with a star, sparkling, under his eye…. Is paradise a purple cloud?
Published 1971

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Andrew Comments: Teddy bears in Napoleonic garb, riding on dragon-horses in space. Baen, naturally.
Published 2000

It has come to our attention that this book is comedy, which bends our rules.
We appologise, but the cover is still amazing!
- Good Show Sir

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Rachel J’s Art Direction: All right, this cover practically designs itself.  Think “teleportation”, “futuristic detectives” and “shapeshifting alien saboteurs hiding out on the Moon”. I’ll leave the details up to you…
Published 1966

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MisterBob Comments: When i said a blindfold monkey could do the art, I didn’t mean…
Published 1970

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Joachim’s Art Direction: “Raw adventure” — with a whip, in underwear, make sure there’s a rocket… you know what I mean… it’s science fiction.
Published 1974

]]> http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2012/01/sar/feed/ 19 The Illuminatus! Trilogy http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2012/01/the-illuminatus-trilogy/ http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2012/01/the-illuminatus-trilogy/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:00:57 +0000 admin http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/?p=4765 The new series of Battlestar Flipper is so swweeeeeet.Click for full image

Andrew’s Art Direction: Okay, so here’s my idea.  Fonts.  This is a terribly confusing trilogy of books and we want the readers to know it.  So I want no less than 2 font types and 4 font sizes. The artwork?  Well it technically falls under sci-fi, so make sure there is a star-scape on there.  People will like that.  Then slap on just enough plot material to make the readers confused about what they are picking up. I smell an epic win with this one!
Published 1998

]]> http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2012/01/the-illuminatus-trilogy/feed/ 20 The E.S.P. Worm http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2012/01/the-e-s-p-worm/ http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2012/01/the-e-s-p-worm/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:42:32 +0000 admin http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/?p=4760 Darling, have you ever noticed our ESP worm is a bit more... rainbow-ie than most?Click for full image

Scott’s Art Direction: I was drinking fairly heavily when I read, “The E.S.P. Worm” but I’m pretty sure it was about an estranged pair of anthropomorphic sticks of chalk, plus a bespectacled penis, I mean “worm”, lassoing the Earth with its magic rainbow powers.  So put that on the cover!
Published 1970

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MisterBOB Comments: Happy New Year … said the Rat?
Published 1978

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Joachim Comments: If catwoman actually had ears, a tail, and pink and yellow striped skin and walked around naked…
Published 1976

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Janet’s Art Direction: Okay, fine, you’re an “artist”… you can paint your own cover.
Published 1991

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